HP Client Management solutions overview - Technical white paper

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Executive summary
HP provides a comprehensive portfolio of HP Client Management Solutions to help reduce the complexity and cost of
managing commercial PCs throughout their lifecycles. This portfolio includes client management software from HP and
third-parties, jointly-developed value-adds, and HP manageability tools and technologies.
This document provides an overview of client management solutions for HP commercial desktop, workstation, and
notebook PCs.
Solutions overview
The approach you take toward client manageability can affect the overall total cost of ownership (TCO) of your HP
commercial PCs. As a result, HP offers client management solutions designed to help you whatever your level of IT
maturity – whether you are just beginning to address client manageability or are well on your way to implementing
automated best practices. The goal is to ensure that HP commercial PCs are well-managed systems that feature leading
client manageability products.
HP works closely with leading client management software providers to qualify HP commercial PCs with their products.
HP also partners with these providers to extend the value of their products on HP commercial PCs.
The HP Client Management Solutions portfolio offers solutions designed to meet a range of client management needs.
These solutions include:
 LANDesk Client Management Solutions for HP
– Client Management
– Client Security
 HP Client Automation Enterprise
 Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) with HP value-adds
– HP Client Catalog for Microsoft System Center
– HP Client Integration Kit for Microsoft System Center
– HP Driver Packs
 Symantec Altiris Client Management Suite (CMS)
LANDesk Client Management Solutions
HP has partnered with LANDesk to co-develop Client Manageability Solutions that allow you to better manage your HP
commercial PCs. As a result, you can reduce TCO and realize higher value from the investment in your PC fleet.
LANDesk software is the preferred solution for delivering beyond-the-box innovation in client management and remote
policy enforcement for HP Professional Innovations software.
Advanced HP hardware management
LANDesk Management Suite extends software management features to provide in-depth hardware management for HP
commercial systems. These extended capabilities include:
 HP Update/Patch Delivery Automation – The latest HP drivers and hardware/firmware updates are automatically
collected, packaged, and delivered to a central console for remote deployment to specific HP systems in your client
environment that need updating.
 One-to-many BIOS/firmware configuration changes – You can modify any firmware settings on any supported HP
system.